Create Configuration

02/04/2026

POST {baseUrl}/api/configurations

Allows you to create a new configuration by defining its settings and metadata.

Tip

Alternatively, you can use the configuration user interface to create a new configuration. For more information, refer to Creating or Editing a Search Application Configuration.

You can also use the GET /api/configurations/default endpoint to get a configuration with default settings and use it as a template to create a new one. For more information, refer to Get Default Configuration.

Name	In	Type	Required	Description
configuration	body (raw)	object	false	An object with settings and metadata of the new configuration. Configuration Mandatory parameters: `title` `searchSpace`

Name

Type

Required

Description

configuration

body

(raw)

object

false

An object with settings and metadata of the new configuration.

Configuration

Mandatory parameters:

title
searchSpace

Note

application/json is a mandatory content type for operations with a request body.

curl 'https://adf-dev.semantic-web.at/ADF/api/configurations/' \
--header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
--header 'Accept: */*' \
--header 'Authorization: Bearer eyJhbGciOiJSUzI1NiIsInR5cCIgOiAiSldUIiwia2lkIiA6ICJ3U2ZNbmY1Wm9leEFhc2NiSnNtZ2tlNktHRnc2NG1laWY0MzJwNHBXX2RrIn0.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.ZMbxrFVL426M8zAXKf6iGnpZLuisTFO7gQeifejy2aldfFjWCDpdlDL1QfwMve1-AI6mRe6C4KJoRUrguxIYDOdBk5fzqyRgBXSPeSPWXv7wUGvtXTyn2BXYuClXhQO8bFeAkx235Umo9nhrAuxf2pyRqLeTxeSuEcfUh6hGXhXJHFUhhihHYNoYrcgGJ2UkVU9Zwq4oDK5m-7KZoOAwFdaM4Ri5B3tMTgym72Y-aNTZVLzLbFKfcSj3pepWr8URYoJT-x5BKD_wpXS7g3AHPtf9I0l0N-8RXLHn9w5xWVHn4G0P0BDjXXtJb1s6ifpUKR7bfJsXhfeYxnWavMvHUA' \
--data '{
  "config": {...
  },
  "created": "2023-08-04T08:09:42.889Z",
  "id": 1,
  "user": "ppil"
}'

{
    "id": 55,
    "user": "ppil",
    "created": "2023-12-10T15:09:30.363Z",
    "config": {
        "title": "Cocktails",
        "searchSpace": "f8c3c4f8-c14c-48c7-af5a-ab5f63b3ae93",
        "visible": true,
        "result": {
            "itemsPerPage": 10,
            "showResultCount": true,
            "summaryLength": 200,
            "showTags": true,
            "numberOfTags": 10,
            "titleAction": "detail_view",
            "dateFormat": "medium",
            "showSimilarDocuments": true,
            "numberOfSimilarDocuments": 5,
            "showDynamicSentiment": false,
            "showResultAsImage": false
        },
        "filter": {
            "facetsToShow": [],
            "hideEmptyFacets": true,
            "componentOrder": []
        },
        "layout": {
            "basicActionColor": {
                "backgroundColor": "#1565c0",
                "fontColor": "#ffffff"
            },
            "focusActionColor": {
                "backgroundColor": "#f07d2e",
                "fontColor": "#ffffff"
            },
            "criticalActionColor": {
                "backgroundColor": "#ff0000",
                "fontColor": "#ffffff"
            },
            "navbar": {
                "backgroundColor": "#00adee",
                "fontColor": "#ffffff"
            },
            "facets": {
                "backgroundColor": "#fff",
                "fontColor": "#212121"
            },
            "documents": {
                "backgroundColor": "#fff",
                "fontColor": "#212121"
            },
            "logo": ""
        },
        "details": {
            "detailsToShow": [],
            "showSimilar": false,
            "showSimilarAsImage": false,
            "showRecommendations": false,
            "recommender": "",
            "numberOfRecommendations": 4,
            "numberOfSimilar": 4,
            "showRecommendedAsImage": false,
            "showConceptHighlighting": true
        }
    }
}

Status	Meaning	Description
200	OK	Create a new ADF configuration
401	Unauthorized	Unauthorized
403	Forbidden	Forbidden
404	Not Found	Not Found

{
    "message": "Successfully created configuration \"Cocktails\".",
    "config": {
        "id": 55,
        "user": "ppil",
        "created": "2023-12-10T15:09:30.363Z",
        "config": {
            "title": "Cocktails",
            "searchSpace": "f8c3c4f8-c14c-48c7-af5a-ab5f63b3ae93",
            "result": {
                "itemsPerPage": 10,
                "showResultCount": true,
                "summaryLength": 200,
                "showTags": true,
                "numberOfTags": 10,
                "titleAction": "detail_view",
                "dateFormat": "medium",
                "showSimilarDocuments": true,
                "numberOfSimilarDocuments": 5,
                "showDynamicSentiment": false,
                "showResultAsImage": false
            },
            "filter": {
                "facetsToShow": [],
                "hideEmptyFacets": true,
                "componentOrder": []
            },
            "layout": {
                "basicActionColor": {
                    "backgroundColor": "#1565c0",
                    "fontColor": "#ffffff"
                },
                "focusActionColor": {
                    "backgroundColor": "#f07d2e",
                    "fontColor": "#ffffff"
                },
                "criticalActionColor": {
                    "backgroundColor": "#ff0000",
                    "fontColor": "#ffffff"
                },
                "navbar": {
                    "backgroundColor": "#00adee",
                    "fontColor": "#ffffff"
                },
                "facets": {
                    "backgroundColor": "#fff",
                    "fontColor": "#212121"
                },
                "documents": {
                    "backgroundColor": "#fff",
                    "fontColor": "#212121"
                },
                "logo": ""
            },
            "details": {
                "detailsToShow": [],
                "showSimilar": false,
                "showSimilarAsImage": false,
                "showRecommendations": false,
                "recommender": "",
                "numberOfRecommendations": 4,
                "numberOfSimilar": 4,
                "showRecommendedAsImage": false,
                "showConceptHighlighting": true
            }
        }
    },
    "errors": []
}

Name	Type	Description
message	string	A message informing on the success of the operation.
config	object	An object with the settings and metadata of the new configuration. Configuration
errors	array	An array of objects, each representing a single resource key creation of which failed.
» key	string	The resource key that could not be created.
» message	string	A message informing about the reasons why the creation failed.

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